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As a California entrepreneur, it may benefit you to trademark, copyright or patent a product or technology that makes your business unique and gives it a leg up on the competition. There are a number of different methods you might use to protect your intellectual...
Holding a copyright gives you exclusive rights to use the work. However, there is an exception. The U.S. Copyright Office explains the doctrine of fair use allows limited access to your copyrighted material by others. It helps to encourage expression and creativity...
Disputes occur in business quite frequently. If you are starting a business with someone, you may be able to prevent many arguments and conflicts by having a partnership agreement. A partnership agreement contains important information relating to the business...
Contractors provide crucial services to small business owners. They complete projects, provide supplies and materials and perform various tasks that keep a business running and profiting. Unfortunately, not all contractors will be a walk in the park to work with. Some...
California is a state that has anti-SLAPP laws. SLAPP stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, and corporations, public officials or other large entities use them to silence criticism. These entities use the court system and their extensive...
Approaching a dispute with a business partner can take a lot out of a person. Knowing where to start already poses enough of a problem without having to add the emotional tension of a disagreement to the mix. Fortunately, mediation exists to help you get through a...
A company's intellectual property helps to set it apart from the competitors within its sector. Thus, ensuring that such property remains protected from unauthorized use and infringement should rank among a business' top priorities. Fortunately (as many likely already...
Whether you are an artist, an author, a composer, an electronic game developer or any other type of creative person, the works you create are your intellectual property, meaning that you created them from scratch. As such, you want to protect them from infringement by...
A lawsuit is usually a lengthy process, and it is expensive, there is no way around that fact. Litigation is one way to deal with a competitor, a business partner or anyone else you believe is guilty of wrongdoing. But are you aware of the costs involved in taking...
Intangible property in the business world comes under the scope of intellectual property. Though trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets are often illegally pursued for re-appropriation purposes, ideas play an important role in the success of your business....